Marikana
Place in North West, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the town in South Africa's North West province. For other uses, see Marikana (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Marikina.
Marikana, also known as Rooikoppies, is a town in the Rustenburg Local Municipality, Bojanala Platinum District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
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Marikana (Maretlwane)
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Coordinates: 25.698°S 27.472°E / -25.698; 27.472 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Bojanala Platinum |
Municipality | Rustenburg |
Area | |
• Total | 17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 19,522 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 98.3% |
• Coloured | 0.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 0.9% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana | 30.0% |
• Xhosa | 29.7% |
• Tsonga | 18.1% |
• Sotho | 14.4% |
• Other | 7.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0284 |
PO box | 0284 |
Area code | 014 |
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The name Rooikoppies means 'red hills' in Afrikaans.
Neighbouring localities include Marikana train station (1 km; 0.62 mi to the north-east), Wonderkop (4 km; 2.5 mi), Ramala, Rietfontein, Rustenburg (29 km; 18 mi); Swaershoek (30 km; 19 mi); Mooinooi (31 km; 19 mi); Brits (36 km; 22 mi); Monakato (38 km; 24 mi); Hartbeespoort (43 km; 27 mi); Kosmos (48 km; 30 mi).[2]